Pork Mornay Recipes

MORNAY SAUCE RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat a medium sized saucepan over medium-high heat and when hot, add the butter. When the butter melts, add the flour and start whisking. You want to be careful not to let the butter burn or the flour to turn brown. It's only going to take a minute to a minute and a half for the roux to start turning a pale yellow.
• Slowly add the milk in a stream while constantly whisking and whisking some more. Bring the sauce to a boil and immediately lower the heat to a simmer and continue cooking for 3 to 4 minutes, being careful not to let the sauce burn by whisking frequently.
• Remove the pan from the heat and add the nutmeg, season with salt & pepper and stir. You now have a bechamel sauce.
• Still off heat, add the grated cheese and whisk until all the cheese melts into the sauce. It should be thick and smooth.
• Taste and adjust seasoning with salt & pepper and you now have Mornay sauce.

PORK TENDERLOIN NACHOS WITH MORNAY SAUCE, AVOCADO-CORN RELISH, CHARRED JALAPENO AND GOAT CHEESE

Steps:

• For the tortilla chips: Heat oil in a deep fryer to 340 to 350 degrees F. Fry the tortillas, in batches, until firm. Drain on paper towels and season immediately with salt. For the new mexican rubbed pork tenderloin: Combine the ancho chili powder, sugar, pasilla chili powder, salt, allspice, chile de arbol, cinnamon and some black pepper in a small bowl. Heat the oil in a medium saute pan over high heat. Sprinkle the pork with salt on both sides, and then dredge in the spice rub, tapping off any excess. Sear the pork on all sides until golden brown, and then continue cooking to medium doneness or when an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center registers 135 to 140 degrees F, 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer to a cutting board and let rest 10 minutes before thinly slicing. For the mornay sauce: Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in the flour and cook 1 minute. Slowly whisk in 2 cups of the warm milk, bring to a boil and continue whisking until the sauce thickens and the flour taste has been cooked out, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and slowly whisk in the Monterey Jack a handful at a time. Continue whisking until smooth, adding more milk if too thick. Whisk in the Parmigiano-Reggiano and season with salt, black pepper and chile de arbol. Set aside. For the avocado-corn relish: Combine the avocado, corn, jalapeno, lime juice, onions and olive oil in a bowl. Season with salt and black pepper, and fold in the cilantro. For the charred jalapenos: Toss the jalapenos with the oil and sprinkle with salt and black pepper. Char in a cast-iron pan over high heat or on a baking sheet in a 400 degrees F oven until the skin is charred on both sides. Let cool before slicing. For assembly: Arrange the tortilla chips on a large platter in a single layer. Top each chip with a heaping teaspoon of the avocado-corn relish, a slice of pork and some of the Mornay sauce. Garnish with the sliced charred jalapenos, pickled red onions, a dollop of the goat cheese and cilantro leaves.

MORNAY SAUCE

Steps:

• In 1 1/2-quart saucepan, melt butter over low heat. Stir in flour. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is smooth and bubbly; remove from heat.
• Gradually stir in half-and-half and broth. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 1 minute. Stir in cheese, salt and red pepper; stir until cheese is melted.

20 MINUTE PORK CHOPS MORNAY

Steps:

• In a skillet, brown pork chops in hot oil.
• Add soup and water; cover and simmer until pork is no longer pink (about 20 minutes).
• Stir in shredded Swiss, parmesan and nutmeg after removing from heat.
• Serve over cooked rice or egg noodles.

LOBSTER MORNAY

Steps:

• Carefully remove the lobster flesh out of its shell and chop it into bite-size chunks.
• In a saucepan or frypan melt the butter on medium heat, add in the garlic and for a minute or until fragrant but do not let the garlic burn. Add in the flour, cook and stir quickly for a minute. Pour in the wine and half of the milk and stir quickly, add in the rest of the milk and continue to stir until the mixture looks smooth. Don't worry if it looks lumpy in the beginning as it will eventually smooth out, just keep stirring.
• Add in the dijon mustard (if using), 1/4 cup of the shredded cheese and salt to the mixture, cook and stir until the cheese has melted. Taste the sauce and add more salt and pepper if needed, remove the pan from the heat. Preheat the grill (broil) to high.
• Add the lobster into the mornay sauce and gently mix until combined. Spoon the lobster flesh and mornay sauce back into the shell and top it with the remaining cheese. Grill (broil) for 5 minutes or until cheese has melted into a golden brown colour. Garnish with chopped parsley.

PORK MORNAY

Steps:

• Dip pork steaks into egg; coat with bread crumbs.
• Heat oil in a 10 inch skillet that has a lid.
• Fry pork over medium heat until brown.
• Add water to pan and spoon 1 tablespoon of tomato sauce onto each pork steak; reduce heat to low.
• Cover and cook until done, about 30 minutes.
• While the pork steaks are cooking prepare Mornay Sauce.
• Heat margarine in small saucepan until melted.
• Blend in flour, salt, nutmeg and cayenne pepper.
• Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is smooth and bubbly.
• Immediately stir in bouillon and half-and-half. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly.
• Boil and stir 1 minute.
• Stir in cheese until melted.
• When pork steaks are done, remove to platter; top with Mornay Sauce.
• Sprinkle with paprika.

MUSHROOMS MORNAY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to broil. Place mushroom caps on a baking sheet, and brush with oil. Broil until soft and slightly browned.
• Meanwhile, melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in flour to make a paste. Whisk in milk; cook, stirring frequently, until hot. In a small bowl, beat egg yolks together, then pour a small amount of the hot milk mixture into the yolks. Whisk this yolk mixture into milk in saucepan. Remove from heat, and stir in 1 1/4 cups cheese.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place mushroom caps, hollow side up, in an 8 inch, round baking dish. Cover with crab, and sprinkle with lemon juice. Pour cheese sauce over mushrooms and crab, and top with remaining 1/4 cup cheese.
• Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes, or until hot and bubbly.